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Speech given by a member of Just Housing at the 2019 International Workers’ Day event in Olympia.

Good evening everyone, happy International Workers Day! I’m Uncle Jamie from Just housing, I’m a homeless advocate and a homeless person. And I can tell you from experience that it can be difficult to find work when you’re… Read More

Olympia IWW endorses Just Housing Letter

To the City of Olympia staff and Council Members,  We ask that you take the follow actions: End the forcible removal of homeless encampments on public property  Develop and adopt more just, compassionate, and effective policies related to… Read More

Why Join the Industrial Workers of the World?

It does not take long to figure out that workers and their employers do not have the same interests. Workers want shorter hours, higher pay, and better benefits. We want our work to be less boring, less dangerous,… Read More

New York: Wobblies at Singing Restaurant Win Major Victory

In a major victory for the singing servers at Ellen’s Stardust Diner, their employer has reached an agreement with their solidarity union, Stardust Family United, and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). By entering into the settlement agreement,… Read More

Why Organize a Union with Your Fellow Workers?

It is only through collective action that we can come together to win our demands on the job and recognize within ourselves that we have the power to change the world around us for the better.

It’s Our One Year Anniversary!

On May 18th, 2016 we, the Olympia General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World, were chartered!  We have come along way since then.  We appreciate all the hard work that our members have put in,… Read More

May Day 2017 Olympia

Come celebrate International Worker’s Day AKA May Day with the Olympia I.W.W. and others!!  There will be food, friends, music, literature, and fun! This event is for all ages.  Come and have some fun as we celebrate the… Read More

Regional Organizing Assembly

Hi Fellow Workers, The Olympia General Membership Branch will be hosting a Regional Organizing Assembly the weekend of May 2­7th. This assembly will bring together organizers from all over our region for a weekend of networking, strategizing, skills… Read More

Statement of Solidarity with Standing Rock

The International Convention of the Industrial Workers of the World stands in solidarity with the resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline.  We call on the labor movement and working class to take a stand against enviromental racism and… Read More